Vehicle mounted locking firearm support
AssigneeBig Sky Racks, Inc.
InventorTed Morford
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Abstract
Modular, firearm support cradles, an assembled rack and means for securing the cradles and rack to a variety of vehicle configurations. The rack includes a longitudinal frame member and from which project multiple padded cradles. Strap fasteners and lock means respectively restrain firearms and sundry paraphernalia to the cradles and rack. A telescoping expander bar assembly and mating extension arms permit a vehicle ceiling mount and/or roll bar mount of the rack. Cradles having sleeves which mate to the expander bar assembly facilitate use tailored mountings. A clamp plate assembly and mating extension arms permit a vertical divide mount of the rack.
Claims18
Firearm support apparatus comprising:
- (a) a vehicle support including first and second tubular members mounted to telescope from one another along a longitudinal axis;
- (b) first and second attachment means respectively mounted to an end of said first and second members for restraining said vehicle support in close association to a planar vehicle surface, wherein each of said first and second attachment means includes a portion which mounts to a motor vehicle and a pivot axis which extends transverse to said longitudinal axis and parallel to the planar surface;
- (c) a plurality of cradle supports selectively mounted to transversely radiate from said vehicle support wherein each of said cradle supports comprises i) a coupler having a bore sized to mount to an outermost one of said first and second members, ii) means for restraining said coupler to said vehicle support, and iii) an arm extending from said coupler and supporting a concave cradle at an unrestrained distal end of said arm;
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- (d) means for restraining articles to said cradle supports, whereby at least a firearm can be supported parallel to one side of said vehicle support and other articles can be supported to an opposite side.
Firearm support apparatus comprising:
- (a) a vehicle support first and second tubular members mounted to telescope from one another along a longitudinal axis;
- (b) first and second attachment means respectively mounted to an end of said first and second members for restraining said vehicle support in substantially parallel relation to a planar surface of a motor vehicle, wherein each of said first and second attachment means includes a portion which mounts to the vehicle and a pivot axis which extends transverse to said longitudinal axis and parallel to the planar surface;
- (c) cradle means for supporting at least one firearm displaced parallel to one side of said vehicle support, wherein said cradle means includes i) at least one coupler sized to mount to an outermost one of said first and second members, ii) means for securing said coupler to said vehicle support, iii) a plurality of arms extending transverse to said longitudinal axis and each arm including a concave cradle secured to an unrestrained distal end of said arm, and iv) means for restraining said firearm to said cradles.
Firearm support apparatus comprising:
- (a) a vehicle support including first and second members mounted to telescope from one another along a longitudinal axis;
- (b) first and second attachment means respectively mounted to an end of said first and second members for restraining said first and second members in substantially parallel relation to a planar surface of a motor vehicle, herein each of said first and second attachment means includes a portion which permits adjustment of said vehicle support toward or away from the planar surface;
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- (c) a framework including i) a longitudinal member, ii) at least one coupler securing said longitudinal member to the vehicle support, iii) first and second arms projecting transverse to said longitudinal member and parallel to the planar surface and iv) first and second concave cradles respectively secured to an unrestrained distal end of said first and second arms;
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- (d) restraint means for restraining a firearm to said cradles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.